Neuropsychology in the Age of Digital Health: Exploration, Application, and Practical Implementation

A groundbreaking and accurate guide to the latest digital technology relevant to neuropsychology clinicians, researchers, and trainees

Neuropsychology in the Age of Digital Health: Exploration, Application, and Practical Implementation, delivers a practical, up-to-date guide to the implementation of digital health tools in clinical and training settings.

This includes authoritative and accurate discussions of the incorporation of digital screening tools and comprehensive assessment methods into neuropsychology practice environments, while also discussing the use of digital cognitive health tools in disease management and how those tools can be used as part of stepped-care models and population health management.

Readers will find:

• Practical advice for integrating new digital tech into clinical and educational settings, with original data gleaned from a survey of current clinical neuropsychology trainees
• Effective strategies for addressing the most pertinent ethical challenges that arise from the use of digital technology in this field
• Examinations of exploratory tools that are useful in research settings and that have potential applications in clinical work

Neuropsychology in the Age of Digital Health is an essential resource for undergraduate and graduate students with an interest in clinical and research neuropsychology, practicing clinical and research neuropsychologists, and students of graduate-level cognitive assessment courses.

Dr. Shifali Singh is an Assistant Professor, Clinical Neuropsychologist, and the Director of Digital Neuropsychology and Brain Health at McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Her research aims to modernize neuropsychological evaluations using novel digital technologies. Dr. Singh additionally owns a private practice, Cambridge Neuropsychology, and works as an associate at a venture capital fund, Aphelion Capital, where she invests in digital health companies. She currently teaches courses at Harvard College related to technology and mental health. Dr. Singh holds leadership positions in APA and SCN, serving as Past-President of Division 12 Section 10, Board Member of the CPT Advisory Board, and the founder of the ANST Neurotechnology Initiative.

Sara L. Weisenbach, PhD, ABPP, is the chief of Neuropsychology at McLean Hospital, a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist, and a clinical translational researcher. Throughout her career she has sought to improve quality of life for individuals with cognitive and psychiatric concerns through delivery of top-notch patient care, cutting-edge research, education, and mentorship, and service to the fields of neuropsychology and geriatric psychiatry. She is a nationally recognized expert in cognitive and emotional health in older adults and a past president of the Society for Clinical Neuropsychology of the American Psychological Association.